The Key of Knowledge

UV 1478/10000 The Key of Knowledge

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Luke 11 v 52


Knowledge is the leader’s edge or advantage. The key of knowledge is the most vital thing in the universe that we should learn. But there are different kinds of knowledge- the knowledge of self, the knowledge of the world, the knowledge of the Word. But which type of knowledge is wholesome and good. Socrates taught that the key of knowledge is to know oneself. He said that it is the essence of knowledge. No doubt self-knowledge or awareness is important: to know what are one’s strengths and weaknesses, to know what are one’s needs, resources, abilities, goals, desires, threats and opportunities. But more vital than these is the personal knowledge of God- a personal relationship with the Father in heaven through His Son Jesus. This is also called the key of David for David had a personal knowledge of God. He talked and sang to God. He walked with Him. He listened to the Lord and heard from Him. This enabled him to discover his own inner faults, his secret sins, his wilful errors, his hidden weaknesses that no other man could point out to him. It enabled him to confess these faults, to stay humble and right in heart with God despite great personal moral failures.


Religious people who have a lot of theological or theoretical knowledge of God do not move to the level of personal relationship with the Lord. They also place obstacles in the way of those who want to know God personally. They are content with the outer form without the inner power. They are limited to the observance of customs and traditions to please people. Such knowledge does not lead to salvation or hope. It weighs them down with guilt and fear. A personal relationship with God is as a man relates to his family and friends. It involves mutual disclosure and confidence. It is the key to wisdom and understanding. It is the key to love and power.


A personal and intimate relationship of God is key to enjoying all the blessings listed in Deuteronomy chapter 28 and in avoiding all the curses listed therein. It is the key to developing an eternal vision and fulfilling the will of God. It is key to finding our identity as well as finding and fulfilling our purpose in life. It is more important to be blessed than to be successful. It is called the key of knowledge as it is key to appropriating the blessings and promises of the Lord. It is key to overcoming and being victorious in life. It is key to ending loneliness. When one knows God as a best friend, he will never experience either loneliness or boredom. It is the key to freedom and salvation. Such a key will enable us to open doors as well as to lock certain other doors.

Prateep V Philip